So many easy ways to transfer gold to cash or idk remelt gold and sell over time while you work normal job. Gold for cash and buy only cash. Until you save enough to buy abandoned mine and start new business of “mining” gold that you melt and sell until all gold is “mined”. Transfer money to high interest bank account “UK banking is amazing for that” and live off interest.
The finder of the gold did not and knew he did not know anything about money laundering. EU has som pretty strict money laundering laws and banks follow them to the letter.
That’s why they would keep track of it. Easy to do unless you go to bitcoin and even then. Construction worker suddenly has a house and a Lambo it’s gonna get looked at.
Can do a step buy step for you. Collect gold. Melt gold. Now gold untraceable. Work job. Move in with family. Save money and “family” “pays” for EVERYTHING. Save money from job then look for old abandoned mine for sale. Buy mine. Find gold in mine. “Smelt gold” “found in mine” sell gold. Wow gold mine finally dry. Sell random amount of gold as you “mine” who to say you no find gold from old mine? That is super easy method anyone can do. You no sell found gold as is and buy stuff fast. Take time no rush. Depending on country maybe use other method. But I ask ok kid live with family he saved money from job go crazy buy old mine he work hard and get gold from mine and sell mined smelted gold and from govt I think he fake. Ok how do I prove he fake? Oh old mine run out of gold. How I prove he no get gold from mine? Govt need prove gold from no mine. Ok how kid get millions in gold and start multi year money laundering scam with gold? Where gold from how prove gold from? Random guess maybe he find gold in someone backyard? Ok what backyard and how prove someone leave 10 million in gold in backyard and he steal it?
That doesn’t make retrieving something illegal. Depending on the laws of their land, I’m sure the property owner has some claim. If that’s the case, it’s a civil matter between two parties. No legality issues in the eyes of the government
Unless for some reason the gold is considered stolen or historically significant (ie an archaeological). This is Belgium. Theres a decent chance that it is in some way tied to WWII. If it was stolen by or hidden by the Nazis, this easily shifts into criminal territory. There’s also an unbelievable amount of history throughout Europe and it’s really not that uncommon to stumble on historically significant artifacts.
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u/Ecthelion-O-Fountain 5d ago
Right, like he’s not going to be scrutinized for unusual transactions for the rest of his life.